We're very excited to announce our next Special Event Readalong, Mardi Gras + Carnival! This will run from January 15 - February 15.

This round's selections center stories from Afro-Caribbean + Black New Orleans culture. Check out the Special Events page (in the More tab on the app, or click the purple banner on the Discuss page on web).

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings: An imaginative New Orleans Urban Fantasy exploring the music and magic of NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana).

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson: A touching Caribbean-American contemporary fiction exploring family secrets and the weight of the past. Series adaptation on Hulu!

You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi: An funny + tender upmarket romance (warning: explicit 🌶️) exploring Afro-Carribean culture and healing trauma though love.

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom: A lyrical + politically sharp memoir chronicling 100 years of love, resilience, and class in NOLA. A clear-eyed account of Black New Orleans, up through the devastating events of Hurricane Katrina.

What's a Special Event? Each quarter, we run a short 1 month readalong showcasing diverse voices in literature. Read one of the selections and comment or post in the forum during the Readalong to earn a special badge. Unlike the Seasonal Readalongs, you do not earn a special badge for reading all the selections.

Excited to see the discussions for this event!

Happy Reading, Jennifer & Lucy

At this time of year, the pressure starts to emerge for not meeting the annual reading challenge 🫠, so i decided to start a micro rebellion with the "slowinter reading challenge". The only rule is to actually enjoy the book, to savor it and enjoy that reading moment. No points, no deadline. Just the coziest of the winters, covered under a warm blanket with your paper treasures 📖📚. Have fun!

So, I have both the winter holidays and my birthday coming up. I'm considering taking my TBR pile, wrapping them all up in Christmas wrapping as presents to myself, and then choosing them one at a time at random for the rest of winter... like a semi-blind date with a book since I'll know what's in the pile, just not which one is which. I can't decide if this would be fun and exciting or just a waste of wrapping paper 🤔. Thought others might like the idea though. What do you think? Fun or frustrating?

My mom has seen me reading a lot. And now she’s buying books and reading consistently. It feels so good 🥹 we don’t have the same book taste but LETS FREAKING GO MOM!!!

My sister’s next. 🫵

Who have you inspired to get into reading? Do you like the same books? Tell me how good it feels ☺️